Alliance Bernstein - AB Disruptors ETF
$131.16−0.75 (−0.57%)
- 0.65%
- $3.5B
- +30.8%
- 0.09%
- 0.2M sh
- $133.58
- low $95.53high $149.57
The ETF.net FWD Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 11 of 31
Score 58 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B55 out of 100Rank 12 of 31Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 20 of 31Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B66 out of 100Rank 9 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A71 out of 100Rank 9 of 31Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 10 of 31
Our read on FWD
BMost disruption ETFs hand the job to an index. FWD hands it to a stock-picking team with a go-anywhere mandate: any sector, any geography, roughly 120 companies AllianceBernstein believes are positioned to upend their industries.
The fund is actively managed and seeks long-term capital growth by investing across sectors and geographies in innovative companies positioned to disrupt their industries.
Why people hold it
- Actively managed and genuinely global. It can own disruptors in any sector or industry, not just the usual tech-and-biotech slice most thematic funds fish in.alliancebernstein.comalliancebernsteinholdinglp.gcs-web.com
- 0.65% sits right at the median for disruptive-innovation funds, and here that fee buys live stock picking rather than an index license.alliancebernstein.com
- About 120 holdings spreads the bet wider than the most concentrated innovation funds, so no single moonshot runs the show.
- Launched in 2023 and now a billion-dollar-plus fund, it is among the easier names in its theme to get into and out of at tight spreads.
Worth knowing
- No index to grade it against. The mandate is discretionary, so what you own rides on the manager's judgment rather than a published rulebook.alliancebernstein.com
- Cheaper routes to the theme exist. Index-run peers KOMP (0.20%) and XT (0.46%) cover innovation for a fraction of the fee.
- Built for growth, not income: distributions come at most once or twice a year, and disruptive names tend to swing harder than a broad global index.
FWD Holdings
- Stocks
- 127
- 22%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology57.6%
- Industrials17.0%
- Health Care9.9%
- Communication7.9%
- Consumer Discretionary4.1%
- Energy1.3%
- Materials1.1%
- Real Estate0.7%
- Financials0.5%
Geography
- United States73.51%
- Taiwan (Province of China)3.77%
- United Kingdom3.06%
- Japan2.85%
- Netherlands2.54%
- Korea (the Republic of)2.15%
- Germany2.14%
- Sweden1.68%
- 8.31%
Developed 71% · Emerging 29%
FWD Performance
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FWD$13,082
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FWD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +26.3% |
| 1 month | +3.4% |
| 3 months | −4.5% |
| 1 year | +30.8% |
| 3 years | +35.0% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FWD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +26.3% | |
| 2025 | +32.0% | |
| 2024 | +29.3% | |
| 2023 | +25.6% |
FWD in the news
FWD Dividends
- 0.09%
- $0.11
- $0.11 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
FWD Risk
- 24.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.19
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −29.0%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FWD Cost
0.65%
FWD0.65%
- The middle half of Disruptive Innovation funds
- Median 0.65%
11 of the 31 Disruptive Innovation funds charge less.
Other funds in Disruptive Innovation
- BDTECALPS Disruptive Technologies ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +2.9%
- BFRWDNomura Transformational Technologies ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return —
- CINVNAlger Russell Innovation ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +30.0%
- BTSNFTruth Social American Next Frontiers ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return —
- CNBDSNeuberger Berman Disrupters ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +15.8%